Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - Volagi steel "Viaje" bike and frameset via Kickstarter

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gregm
09-12-12, 06:00 PM
Volagi (http://volagi.com/) is running a Kickstarter campaign for their new steel-frame / carbon fork model:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/874048428/the-viaje-bicycle-engineered-for-adventure

135mm rear, disk brakes only, BB386 Evo, takes 700x42 tires if you want. Kickstarter pricing is $600 for the heavier frame & full carbon fork, $900 for the lighter frame & full carbon fork.

Check it out and spread the word! My only interest is a personal one: I'm in for a frameset, so I definitely want the Kickstarter to fund by the deadline at the end of September. ;)

-Greg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/124/489/297205ec7d1e899a7bf174f2c02cabc6_large.jpg?1345587112

kayakcyndi
09-14-12, 06:56 AM
I'd love to see this get funded as both the Viaje and the Liscio have caught my eye. Anyone here have a Liscio that use for long distance riding that they care to review?
DaHaMac
09-17-12, 07:28 PM
A Volagi Viaje SL is my dream n+1. I was able to see and offered a test ride on a Liscio recently. I decline the ride because I knew that my passions would be inflamed to the point of being unbearable. Now that they have the bike in steel (or will hopefully soon) then I know exactly what I want and it is the Viaje SL.

Too bad my finances won't let me participate in the kickstarter project for a SL frame :-(

cali_axela
09-18-12, 12:52 PM
I test rode a Liscio at my LBS here in San Francisco a few months ago, and was very impressed by it. It was the mid-range one with SRAM (Rival? Force? Can't remember for sure). I just couldn't justify the price personally (just over $3300 after tax), but if I could have more easily afforded it, it would be mine now. The Viaje looks very promising, I've been keeping a close eye on it as well!